Corticosteroid Therapy in Refractory Shock Following Cardiac Arrest

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The major goal of this project is to determine whether the use of physiologic doses of corticosteroids will decrease time to shock reversal, alters the inflammatory cascade, and alters microcirculatory flow in post-cardiac arrest patients.

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Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Greater than 18 years old

Either pre-hospital cardiac arrest and ROSC or Inpatient Cardiac Arrest with resultant ROSC